The deal makes it so each egg costs roughly 48p each, making this much cheaper than usual offers
Home Bargains is offering an Easter deal on a classic chocolate that could save families stocking up over £28 for the same amount of confectionery. The Creme Egg offer is available online and is one of the biggest boxes available to buy anywhere.
With weeks to go before the long Easter weekend, people may want to spread the cost by stocking up on discounted treats where possible. Home Bargains is selling a bumper box of classic Creme Eggs that should offer plenty to go around.
Describing the 48-pack online, Home Bargains said: “Bite into a deliciously thick Cadbury milk chocolate egg and savour its gooey, indulgent white-and-yolk fondant centre. There are a million ways to eat it, but there’s only one Cadbury Creme Egg. Made with sustainably sourced cocoa. Vegetarian-friendly. Delicious 40g shell egg – perfect for Easter!”
The website claims that these boxes normally sell for close to £40, but the deal at the moment lets shoppers stock up for just over £23.50, working out at less than 50p per egg. An eight-pack of Creme Eggs directly from Cadbury costs £8.49, meaning shoppers would need to spend close to £51 on six boxes to get the same amount sold in the bulk pack.
Home Bargains has more discounted sweet treats on its website here. For more of the affordable Easter deals, including decor and gifting options, click here.
People should be mindful not to overindulge in treats such as this, as it takes little to exceed the daily recommended allowance of sugar and fat for a healthy, balanced diet. A standard 40g Cadbury Creme Egg contains roughly 26g of sugar (over six teaspoons) and 3.5g of fat, according to the nutrition information on the Cadbury website.
The type of sugars most adults and children in the UK eat too much of are ‘free sugars’. The NHS reported on its website: “These are any sugars added to food or drinks [by a chef or other food manufacturer], such as biscuits, chocolate, flavoured yoghurts, breakfast cereals and fizzy drinks.”
The NHS has listed on its website how much sugar people are advised to have per day, depending on their age:
- Adults should have no more than 30g of free sugars a day, (roughly equivalent to seven sugar cubes)
- Children aged 7 to 10 should have no more than 24g of free sugars a day (six sugar cubes)
- Children aged 4 to 6 should have no more than 19g of free sugars a day (five sugar cubes)
- Children aged 2 to 3 should have no more than 14g of free sugars a day (three and a half sugar cubes)
- Children aged 1 should have no more than 10g of free sugars a day (two and a half sugar cubes)
Eating too much sugar can contribute to excessive calorie intake, which can lead to weight gain. Being overweight increases your risk of health problems such as heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes. Sugar is also one of the main causes of tooth decay.
For a healthy, balanced diet, the NHS claims that Brits should get most of their calories from other kinds of foods, such as starchy foods (wholegrain where possible) and fruits and vegetables, and only eat foods high in free sugars “occasionally or not at all”.
The Eatwell Guide shows how much of each of the main food groups we should eat to have a healthy, balanced diet. To learn more about how to have a balanced diet.
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